Making things gives one a sense of accomplishment and that does a lot for mental health. It gives one confidence. This is another reason we have drifted - we no longer make a lot by hand. We go to Walmart and buy junk made in China. Convenient but rootless.
My workshop is honestly the thing keeping me sane right now. A table saw doesn't care about your subjective "truth", it has a spinning blade of objective truth. Add in concrete solvable problems, the endorphins from growth of skills and accomplishing tasks, distraction, physical activity....
Making things gives one a sense of accomplishment and that does a lot for mental health. It gives one confidence. This is another reason we have drifted - we no longer make a lot by hand. We go to Walmart and buy junk made in China. Convenient but rootless.
My workshop is honestly the thing keeping me sane right now. A table saw doesn't care about your subjective "truth", it has a spinning blade of objective truth. Add in concrete solvable problems, the endorphins from growth of skills and accomplishing tasks, distraction, physical activity....
Sawdust is cocaine for woodworkers :)